Gen Y Chronicles Podcast

Gen Y Chronicles Podcast


GenYChron Ep. 0026 – The forgotten meaning behind self-sacrifice

April 07, 2019

Show summary
We discuss “RULE 7 / Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)”, from Jordan B. Peterson’s best-selling book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. In this episode, we examine self-sacrifice, the dangers of expediency and a hypothesis about why evil exists.
Show notes
2:00 - Viewing the Biblical stories through a psychological lens

2:47 - Understanding sacrifice in a new way

3:18 - What does “expedient” mean?

6:37 - What happens when your sacrifice is rejected?

9:10 - Sharing with your future self

10:40 - “…the world is revealed to you through the template of your values.”

12:28 - Is it OK to bring a child into a world full of danger and suffering?

18:59 - Why does evil exist?

22:09 - Is lying actually expedient?

25:03 - Little lies are the seeds of totalitarian regimes